Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 943)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
080480001044	341	Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Crawford Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5686	399	26	15.1	38.3%	268 (67.2%)	4 (1.0%)	86 (21.6%)	20 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$15,260							62.2	67.9	271	70
080537001794	342	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6632 St Vrain Ranch Boulevard	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3641	411	26	15.8	33.8%	279 (67.9%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (24.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$15,678							62.2	50.6	426	84
080002006760	343	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	857	48	17.8		686 (80.0%)	9 (1.1%)	82 (9.6%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$8,514							62.2	69.1	262	81
080732001260	344	Wiley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ward Street	Wiley	81092	Prowers County	Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 829-4806	150	14	10.6	56.0%	89 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,153							62.1	42.8	493	149
080495000820	345	Platte Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Clark Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 336-8520	513	33	15.5	53.6%	294 (57.3%)	6 (1.2%)	204 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,498							61.7	47.5	459	114
080228000045	346	Aspen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	235 High School Road	Aspen	81611	Pitkin County	Aspen School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 925-3760	438	38	11.5		349 (79.7%)	6 (1.4%)	68 (15.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	$27,866							61.7			(n/a)
080192001842	347	The Da Vinci Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1335 Bridle Oak Lane	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 234-5400	437	30	14.5	26.8%	241 (55.1%)	32 (7.3%)	95 (21.7%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	$12,638							61.6	53.7	402	55
080399006334	348	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1905 Orchard Place	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8260	390	27	14.2	24.9%	332 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	$16,669							61.5	63.8	310	38
080690001619	349	Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5740	479	28	17.4	57.6%	195 (40.7%)	5 (1.0%)	232 (48.4%)	29 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$15,824							61.4	58	362	13
080639001113	350	Sanford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	755 Second Street	Sanford	81151	Conejos County	Sanford School District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 274-5167	235	14	17.1	67.7%	156 (66.4%)	2 (0.9%)	76 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,512							61.4	50	433	83

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math, CMAS Science test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Colorado Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.